Wedding Planning Tips

And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be honest here.
Think before answering.
It’s not “someone who is kind and considerate.”
I know that through observation.
People often complain about how demanding and self-centered their friends are. And yet, they are still friends w/ them.
An example of this is Bridezillas. Look how obnoxious those girls behave and yet their bridesmaids are still friends w/ them. I know that’s an extreme example bc brides behave different than they normally would, but I see thoughtless, inconsiderate ppl with several friends ALLLLL THE TIME.
Why do they have so many friends when they just aren’t nice people?

The wedding is not and never SHOULD be the most important thing in your life. Family, friends, finances, faith, and your future marriage should all take precedence over the wedding. In this culture, the wedding industry constantly tries to feed you nonsense about how your wedding is “the most important day of your life.” This is an outright lie. Sure, the wedding is important and you want it to go smoothly, but it is most certainly NOT the most important day of your life. It’s tough to keep things in perspective sometimes when you’re trying to plan an event as overwhelming as a wedding and the wedding industry is trying to sell you everything in sight.

Is saving money – or is not insulting family, attendants & guests more important?
Having these two upcoming weddings in the family has been a real eye-opener how things are done by some young couples now days.
The pattern seems to be that it is more important to save as much money on the wedding and reception as possible, even if it insults or disregards the guests and participants feelings, time and money they put personally into being in or at your wedding.
I keep hearing comments about rude or inconsiderate behavior on the bride and grooms part as “Oh, they are saving money by doing that.” That’s the new approach to doing weddings.
If you want a nice wedding, you can still have one without disregarding how your grand plans and desires will adversely affect your wedding guests, your family and the bridesmaids and groomsmen.
Saving money should not be the most important goal. You may need to downsize your plans in order to not negatively affect others.
One example of this rude behavior is that instead of the bride and groom giving their attendants the customary types of gifts – as a sign of appreciation for the time, money and energy for being in your wedding – the bride and groom are going to give the attendants “straw hats”!? They say “It will be fun”!
Etiquette says this is not the time to give “gag” gifts to your attendants. They have given up their time, energy and money for dresses and tuxedos to be in your wedding! A thank you gift does not have to be expensive to say thank you in an appropriate way.
What’s the strangest thank you gift you have gotten, or what is the least considerate thing you have seen done in the name of “saving money”?

and it’s darned near impossible if her wedding planning questions get deleted!
Ok so who’s bringing what? I have “targets” (Douchus Maximus & Douchus Minimus) for the 21 gun salute….any one else contributing?

What is the most important thing a bride and groom would want to occur during the entire ceremony?

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Wedding planning is an exciting, but stressful experience. Organizing the biggest event of your lives is no mean feat, and with so much to do before the big day it pays to use every tool at your disposal to achieve a perfect wedding day on time and on budget. This is why a wedding planning checklist is so important and why it will play a major role in your wedding planning process.

Simply put, a wedding planning checklist is an itemized list of everything you will need to do, book, buy and plan for your wedding. A checklist will be ordered by the number of months till your wedding day and will be broken down into easy to read segments listing everything you will need to do month by month, week by week and day by day.

You can get hold of a checklist free from many wedding websites where they are available to download and save on your computer. Most of the bridal magazines and printed wedding directories will also carry a wedding planning checklist which you can cut out and use. For the most part these checklists will follow a generic template for the average wedding. They will also usually be formatted for a time frame of 18 months, or 12 months.

The problem some brides can face is that this generic template does not fit with their wedding plans, perhaps because their wedding is of a totally different format or because they want to plan their wedding in a much shorter timeframe. However, even if this is the case, a free checklist can still be of much benefit to you, but you will need to write your own checklist to fit with the type of wedding you are planning.

Use the free wedding planning checklist as a framework so you know what tasks need to be completed for your wedding and design your own checklist within the timeframe you have before your wedding day. Make sure you allocate sufficient time to complete a task, source vendors and suppliers and don’t forget small details such as collecting items, your pre-wedding parties and dress fittings.

Keep a copy saved on your computer so you can edit it at anytime should you need to or print off more copies as required. It is also worth giving a copy of your checklist to those people who will be helping you throughout the wedding planning phase such as your maid of honor, your groom and your mom. Note down any important dates on a calendar and keep a copy of your checklist on your noticeboard so you can refer to it quickly when needed.

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When you are planning an event as large as a wedding it is important to have a schedule and timeline of when certain tasks must be accomplished. A wedding has a very specific timeline that must be adhered to so that you can book the professional vendors that you will need for your wedding. A wedding planning timeline is a vital part of your successful planning of your wedding.

Look online for some great wedding planning timeline information and the things that you need to get completed for your wedding. It can serve as an effective guideline for accomplishing your goal. It is important that you finish certain tasks by a deadline to keep your wedding plan on track. If you get behind schedule you could end up settling for something that is less than what you want for your wedding. For example, the place where you will hold the reception will need to be booked at least a year in advance. If the place is particularly popular during the time that you plan your wedding, you will need to book even further in advance. If you want to keep the date that you have set for your wedding you will need to get the church and the hall booked in time.

There are some wonderful resources for your wedding planning timeline online. Look for one that will allow you to store your information on the site. You might have to pay a fee to use their software but the help it will give you in planning your wedding is immeasurable. As a busy bride, you have no doubt realized that you should take all of the help that you can get.

Enlist the help of your fiancé when it comes time to meeting certain deadlines. If you are trying to handle everything on your own, you will face some undue stress. Let him take charge of a couple of things so that you can concentrate on other areas. Maybe he can meet with the caterer and get all of that information for both of you. Or he can take care of everything to do with the groomsmen. Divide the tasks so that it doesn’t become overwhelming to you.

You will find that having a wedding planning timeline will help you to stay on track and keep you from forgetting important tasks. Write everything out before you begin the planning and decide who is going to take care of each task. Set a budget in the beginning and stick to it. You can get caught up in the planning and unintentionally spend more than you planned if you don’t have your budget set in advance.